Bestiary Bound Mod adds custom story books that drop from defeated mobs, loot chests, and unlocked advancements. You can collect every book into a soul-bound book browser without cluttering your normal inventory. The mod lets players read stories, check collection progress, and manage custom drops with simple data files.
Features:
- Adds custom books defined through simple JSON files in the config folder.
- Drops lore books from mobs based on biome, dimension, weather, time of day, and height level.
- Places books inside loot chests, fishing tables, and advancement rewards.
- Provides a soul-bound Lore Codex item that stores all found books in one menu.
- Includes a live search bar to find books by title, author, category, and tags.
- Filters your collection by read status, unread entries, missing books, and saved favorites.
- Displays unread tracking tags and lets you mark favorite stories with a star button.
- Features a custom book reader screen with interactive text, clickable actions, and styled tooltips.
- Allows players to extract physical copies from their stored codex duplicate bank.
- Supports datapacks to add new stories without changing config files.
- Includes complete translations for 60 different world languages.
- Supports an optional accessory slot when playing with Curios API.
Commands:
/rpglore reload: Reloads all book files from configs and datapacks./rpglore validate [book_id]: Checks book files for syntax errors without reloading./rpglore give <players> <book_id> [track]: Gives specific lore books directly to targeted players./rpglore list: Displays all loaded books along with their categories./rpglore collection: Opens and views your personal book collection./rpglore codex give/add/remove/reset/status: Manages player codex items and stored book records.
How to Use:
- Start your world to generate the default configuration folders.
- Place custom book JSON files into the book configuration folder.
- Type
/rpglore reloadin chat to load new books without restarting your game. - Right-click the Lore Codex item in your hand to open and read your collection.
Screenshots:
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Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.1, 1.20.1
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on the file's original source — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Bestiary Bound Mod (1.21.1, 1.20.1) – Collect Lore Books and Build Your World is a free Minecraft Java mod. Compatible with Minecraft 1.21.1, 1.20.1. Download it and open it directly in the game.